Escape to the wonders of Paul Smith's VIC

Coming Events
Summer Adventures
Winter Adventures
VIC Trail Runs
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYSummer trail runs return! Come explore the trails at the VIC with a new course each week. Bound over boardwalks, tromp down forest roads, and race through the pines! Join …
Concert -Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert – Music over the Marsh
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYKieran Kane’s seminal work in The O'Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana …
Concert -Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert – Music over the Marsh Read More »
Guided Canoe Paddle
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you …
Guided Canoe Paddle
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you …
Yoga on the Deck with Mary Bartel
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY"Yoga on the Deck" is back at the VIC this summer with Mary Bartel, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist & Instructor (C-IAYT, E-RYT-500). Yoga - union body, mind and spirt - …
Mushroom Foray
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYMushroom expert Susan Hopkins is back at the VIC for another summer of wonderful fungi hunting. Join her for a casual walk in the woods to look at all mushrooms …
Yoga on the Deck with Mary Bartel
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY"Yoga on the Deck" is back at the VIC this summer with Mary Bartel, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist & Instructor (C-IAYT, E-RYT-500). Yoga - union body, mind and spirt - …
Wild Edibles Walks
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYThis program is offered on multiple dates (see drop down menu). Learn to identify wild local edible plants with expert Pat Banker from Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Pat will answer …
Camping with Loons
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYIf you know the lean-to at Little Black Pond on the VIC property, you know what a special spot it is. Join VIC Director, Scott van Laer, and naturalist, Milt …
Take a Goat for a Hike! Meet 4H families with their goat hiking partners!
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYTake a Goat for a Hike and meet 4H families with their goat hiking partners! Learn about how goats can be great hiking partners that also carry packs. Youth will …
Take a Goat for a Hike! Meet 4H families with their goat hiking partners! Read More »
Guided Canoe Paddle
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you …
Guided Canoe Paddle
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you …
Yoga on the Deck with Mary Bartel
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY"Yoga on the Deck" is back at the VIC this summer with Mary Bartel, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist & Instructor (C-IAYT, E-RYT-500). Yoga - union body, mind and spirt - …
Stream Stomp: Invertebrate Investigations
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYIs our water clean? It may seem like a simple question. You can tell by looking at it, right? That’s not always the case… During this program, we will explore …
Yoga on the Deck with Mary Bartel
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY"Yoga on the Deck" is back at the VIC this summer with Mary Bartel, Certified Structural Yoga Therapist & Instructor (C-IAYT, E-RYT-500). Yoga - union body, mind and spirt - …
Basic Land Navigation – Level I
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYWho better to learn basic land navigation skills from than former Forest Rangers who’ve spent their careers in the backcountry of the Adirondacks? You will learn the basics of using …
Wild Edibles Walks
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYThis program is offered on multiple dates (see drop down menu). Learn to identify wild local edible plants with expert Pat Banker from Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Pat will answer …
VIC Trail Runs
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYSummer trail runs return! Come explore the trails at the VIC with a new course each week. Bound over boardwalks, tromp down forest roads, and race through the pines! Join …
Advanced Land Navigation
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYFurther to basic land navigation, Level 1, the advanced course provides the opportunity to put the skills you learned to practical use when "bushwhacking" off trail to specific UTM's. The …
Guided Canoe Paddle
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NYEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you …